Archive for March, 2010

I wanted to share the good news that Northern New York Library Network has completed digitizing the full run of our campus student newspaper The Racquette from 1927 when it began through May 2009. They accomplished the digitizing from the microfilm version that was just created in January for longterm preservation. We will continue to house the print originals and one copy of the microfilm in the College Archives.

The digital version is now available online at Northern New York Library Network’s Northern New York Historical Newspapers website. It is keyword searchable, which should give everyone much better access than we have ever had. Hopefully this will help those who need better access: campus projects in offices, research projects for faculty and students, and enjoyment/informational needs for alumni.

You can also view it as part of NNYLN’s entire website covering historical newspapers in the North Country, with the web address at http://news.nnyln.net as well – mousing over St. Lawrence County brings up the list – it is entered under “Racquette” in the alphabetical string.
Current issues are also available online through the work of the Racquette office at http://www.theracquette.com/home/archives/

Recently we received a number of comments requesting more recreational reading (popular, fiction etc.) to be purchased. Did you know that the library already actively collects in these categories for our Bregman Browsing Collection?

In order to make these books more visible we have created Goodreads page. Here you can browse the collection by category (these categories will continue to expand) and find something interesting to read.

To get a call number for a book you’ve found on our Goodreads profile simply click the Worldcat link found under the book’s description.

You can get to this page by clicking HERE. Or, you can click the Goodreads icon on the library homepage.

Join us TODAY at 4:00pm for the final Bregman Book Discussion of the year.

Here are the details of this week’s book:

A Passion for Mars by Andrew Chaikin

The quest for Mars is chronicled in this story about Earthbound explorers caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet. Based on extensive interviews, Chaikin’s account will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of a journey to Mars.